Tank holding one rail truck



Aug. 30, 1932. T. J. LYNCH 1,875,248

TANK HOLDING ONE-RAIL TRUCK Filed May 22, 1950 aurora/Asa, LYNCH, orLOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, Essie-Non T0 MARY 0.. BRENNAN, Gs

t r orLowELnmAssAoHusEcrrs Patented Aug. 30, 1932 J'ETES.

PATEL-Ni r s A Ap licants filed ma 22,

v w Thisinvention relates to trucks such-es are used in railroadconstruction and repair work fandw'hic-lr are made to'run on a singlerail. They'a're preferably of such character that they can quickly bedumped or removed from the rail to allow'the passage (if-trains;

Enthe'past they have-been eiitensively-used for carryingties,'rails andother similar materialwhich c'an'be laid upon a skeleton body and}-balanced longitudinally and laterally.

Such a t'ruck has alsobeen used to carry a material box which-[can befilled with dirt, 'orushedstone or other similar material and whichpreferably canberemoved from the truck sothat the truck can be used bothfor carrying filling as'Well'as rails and ties.

This type of truck may be called a one rail truck as it includes a truckbody of skeleton form in which or under which are mounted two groovedwheels positioned one behind the other.

Such a truck isusually provided with a I handle attached to andextending up at an oblique angle from one side, which may be the insidebetween the rails, or the outside which is beyond the rails.

In modern railroad operations, it has become necessary or desirable tomove heavy cylindrical tanks containing various gases under highpressure to be used in welding processes.

' These tanks are heavy and being cylindrical are troublesome totransport unless they are stood upon their ends.

When transported on four wheel hand cars, tanks are not of suchcharacter that they can be thrown oil to help clear the car when it isto be taken from the tracks to permit a train to pass. On the otherhand, unless suitably fastened, such tanks cannot readily be transportedon a one rail truck.

The purpose of this device is to provide a one rail truck so equippedthat it can be used for transporting one or more gas tanks stand- Iingup on end and preferably so that the devices for holding the tank ortanks in place can be removed if desired so that the truck can be usedfor carrying rails, ties ora material box.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective of 1930; Serial No. 454,794.

a; one rail truck standing on a" rail with my tank holding device andwith the tanks in position; 1 y Fig; 2 is a front end elevation of atruck such as shown in Fig. 1 after thetanks have R been removed. I

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the truck and tanks shown in'Fig. 1 most of thetanks and part of the base plate being broken away to show theconstruction. v v I Fig. 4 is a: perspective showing the detail of amodified type of cross bar and flexible member. v

In the drawing, S and T representtwo welding tanks of-well known typesone S being taller and of less diameter thanthe other T.

A represents a rail'upon which the truck moves.

B is a skeleton body including the side bars 10- and I1 and the crossbars 12, 13, 14c, 15'- whi'ch are shown as of wood with suitablemetal-braces and fastened together in any 7 suitable way.

Thisleaves-a rectangular space between th side bars 10, 1' 1 and theinside cross bars 13 and-14 over which the removable base plate F'i'spositioned: Atthe-corners ofa rectangle and so as to fit down into thecorners of the rectangular space just described, angle irons 20, 21, 22,231are fastened under plate F so that they will fit snugly in eachcorner and prevent the base plate F from moving or slipping out ofplace.

' Preferably the outside edge 24 of base late F is upturned to preventthe bottom 0 the tanks S or T from slippingoifr Body B is supported byflanged wheels C1 and C2 carried by arbors 1 and 2 fastened underneathbody B, and, as shown, in a position where-the wheels extend up inbetween the sidebars at the front and back. a Y

D isa handle attached to side bar 1070f body B'so as to extend up at anoblique angle from about the middle of that side.

Astshown, it is braced on each side by braces i and 5 and is providedwith a slidable leg Osuch as shown and described in applicatruck filedby me March 28, 1930, Serial No 439,561;

' Thisleg is provided so that the truck and tanks can be held upright onthe rail or E .51 the rail whenever desired.

H is a-brac-ket arm shown as being made of have on the outsidewinged'nuts 32- and side bars and cross bars which connect them; saidbody being supported by two grooved" wheels positioned one behind theother. and havlng a handle attached to and extending upat an obliqueangle from one side; of a"; baseplate supported on the top of the (body;

a bracket arm detachably attached to the handle and extending therefromtowards and whereby the whole bracket armcan be re abovethe body ;.and across barmedially sup-; ported by said arm, said crossbar beingbentmoved when desired. r V v This bracket arm H is flat where it ex "tendsat 35 along handle D and is, then bent at 36 to form a right angledbranch-37 'up- I turned ,at 38 where it is fastened to and supit ports.cross bar-[L V 9 Cross barlLas shown is also metal andis bent outward atan angle-on each I side of bracket H,- as shown at 40 and .41, and eachend terminates in an upturnedhook 42 0r.43.'..

M1 and M2 are chainseachattached at one I end toQthe middle of the crossbar L each being formed of links 50, 50, preferably each of which is ofsuch size and shape that it is v adapted tobe slipped over one of thehooks 42 or 43 as shown in, Fig. 1.

Byl-making the bends on: each side of the, 30, l adjusting'chains,tanksof any diameter can I be firmly held in place and can also-bequicklyremoved if necessary. r However, as shown inFig. 4, loan use acrossbarL of angular form, and using such,

crossbar 61 "medially supported by an arm whichis substantially similarto-H with a A of the cross bar. a a 3. The combination with a; one railtruck" 1 on each side;'andterminating at each end in a. hook togetherwith two chains each of which is attached at one end to themiddle havinga body supported by two i grooved Wheelspositionedone behind the otherand i I ha-Vinga handle attached to and; extending up-at anobli'queangle from one"side;'?of a the body rand a cross bar medially supportedby said arm saidf cross bar. being bent on} each side, and termlnatmg-ateach end ina.

hook; together with two chains each of which is attached at'oneend tothemiddleiof the crossfbaneachchain being formed of;'links some of,whichare adapted to engageia hook.

ITHOMA'SELLYNOHY 2 nflexible member shown as a chain 63 fastened at eachend-6%land'65 to therends ofcrossbar j By-using a jectsupward from nearthe middle of arm 60,Ttanks Yofldiflerent siz-essuch' as 66 and 67 canbe encircled and the chain can be tight- I ened on them by, passingdifierent links over I I yhook 62ir A "'I'claim': V I

' V 1. The combination side barsandcross bars-which connect them, saidbody being supported by twogrooved having a handle attached to andextending I with one I'ailtruc k a I having a-skeleton body comprisingparallel hook or fingerGQ whichQpro- 7 wheels positioned one behind theother-and up at an obliqueangle from one side; of a r edge; aqbracketarm detachably attached to base-platedetachablysupported on the'top r 5I the handle and extending therefromtowar'ds hOOk.

links-someo fwhich areadapted to engage a I and above the body; andacross bar medially supported bysaid arm, said"cross bar being bentoneach side, and terminating at each M "its

